A heat pump clothes dryer comprising a circulating air path consisting of a drying drum and a drying air path for circularly flowing drying air; and a heat pump system consisting of an evaporator, a throttling device, a condenser and a compressor successively connected end to end for circularly flowing a refrigerant medium. The condenser and the evaporator are disposed on the drying air path, and perform heat exchange with the drying air. The compressor has independent suction compression chambers, each suction compression chamber being switchably connected in series or in parallel. When the dryer starts drying in a low-temperature environment, the suction compression chambers of the compressor operate in a parallel state, so that the air displacement of the compressor is increased to improve the flowing activity of the refrigerant medium in the heat pump system, so as to avoid occurrence of frosting of the evaporator.

A dynamically adjustable textile dryer and method of controlling a conveyor belt speed of the textile dryer is provided. The speed of the belt is utilized to more quickly adjust the temperature of the drying chamber.

A method for energizing an induction heater of a laundry dryer includes energizing the induction heater to heat a drum of the laundry dryer; interrupting the energization of the induction heater for a time interval, allowing an oscillator circuit of the induction heater to freely oscillate; measuring a resonant frequency of the oscillator circuit during the time interval; and determining a temperature of the drum based on the measured resonant frequency.

A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a door, and a steam unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a heat pump unit that is located in the cycle chamber and that is configured to circulate and condition air in the treatment chamber. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a water supply tank that is installed in the tank installation space, that is connected to the steam unit, and that is configured to supply water to the steam unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a drainage tank that is separably installed in the tank installation space, that is configured to store condensed water generated in at least one of the treatment chamber or the heat pump unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a water supply level sensor. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a drainage level sensor.

Improvement in heat exchange efficiency can be promoted, a heat exchange can be efficiently performed, a space can be saved, and drying time can be shortened. A washing and drying machine includes a drum configured to accommodate clothes, a motor configured to drive the drum, a tub configured to accommodate the drum and store washing water, and a circulation flow path configured to circulate drying air into and out of the drum. A circulation duct constituting a part of the circulation flow path is connected to a converging portion configured to converge drying air. A dehumidifier is installed in one or more duct systems of the circulation duct. The washing and drying machine further includes a controller configured to control the dehumidifier and two duct cleaning pipes installed in branch ducts and configured to supply water to the dehumidifier.

A clothing treatment apparatus is provided. The clothing treatment apparatus according to an embodiment includes a body including a storage chamber that stores clothing, a spray member configured to spray steam toward the clothing, a steam generator configured to supply steam to the spray member, a cabinet provided under the storage chamber, and a water supply container configured to store water inside, the water supply container being detachably combined with the cabinet, wherein the cabinet includes a cabinet plate formed with a supply hole that connects the water supply container to the steam generator and a discharge hole that drains residual water discharged when the water supply container is detached.

A clothes dryer comprises an inner drum, an outer drum, an air heating and supplying means and an air duct, and at least two air chambers each in communication with the air duct. The air chambers are respectively arranged corresponding to two sides along which clothes rise or fall as the inner drum rotates, the air chamber at one side starts supplying air and the air chamber at the other side stops supplying air according to a rotation direction of the inner drum, all air chambers are distributed in the order of front and rear of the outer drum in an axial direction, and the rotation direction of the inner drum is controlled according to the distribution of the air chambers, such that air is supplied in different positions corresponding to the front part and the rear part of the inner drum at different clothes drying stages, in order to dry clothes.

A clothes steamer for an aircraft cabin, having a closable case fixed to an internal surface of the aircraft cabin. A steam generator is fluidly coupled to the clothes holding cavity configured to selectively increase the humidity of air within the clothes holding cavity. A temperature and humidity sensors are configured to produce a first signal indicative of a temperature within the clothes holding cavity. A cold finger configured to remove water from the air within the clothes holding cavity. A controller is provided which is configured to receive temperature and the humidity sensor signals and to selectively produce at least one of a steam generator control signal and a cold finger control signal to selectively operate the steam generator and the cold finger.

A dryer venting system comprising a motor powered fan for connection in-line with the exhaust of the dryer; a sensor to sense operation of the dryer venting system; a dryer disabling device; and a controller configured to monitor a sensed operation of the dryer venting system as sensed by the sensor and to monitor for operation of the dryer, the controller configured to cause the dryer disabling device to disable the dryer when the sensed operation indicates that the dryer venting system is operating improperly and to cause the fan to turn on when the dryer is operating.

A dryer appliance and a method of operating the same includes periodically communicating a progress update to a remote device, such as a cell phone or tablet that may be removably mounted to the dryer appliance. The progress update may include an indication of remaining moisture content, a progress status bar, or an estimated time remaining to a remote device. A user may send a command from the remote device to adjust at least one operating parameter of the dryer appliance. The dryer appliance may receive the command, implement the operating change, and communicate a revised progress update.